Tag Archives: National Identity

Churchgoers and the Recession and Other News

The following statistics appeared on Monday and Tuesday this week: Women bishops and the image of the Church of England Although the measure for women bishops yesterday narrowly failed to secure the necessary two-thirds majority in all three houses of the … Continue reading

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Clive Field on Attitudes to Islam and Muslim Attitudes in Britain

Last week, the Institute for Social Change (where BRIN is based) hosted a seminar by Clive Field, who co-directs this resource and blogs here assiduously. The title was “Muslim Opinions and Opinions of Muslims: British Experiences”. Clive provided a historical overview of Islam in Britain, followed by a “survey of surveys”, and culminating in an exploratory analysis of a survey of British Muslims sponsored by Harvard and Manchester. Continue reading

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